sheathe
sheathe is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To fit or furnish, as with a sheath. Shak.
- 2.To case or cover with something which protects, as thin boards, sheets of metal, and the like; as, to sheathe a ship with copper.
- 3.To obtund or blunt, as acrimonious substances, or sharp particles. [R.] Arbuthnot. To sheathe the sword, to make peace.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is to fit or furnish, as with a sheath. Shak called?
- What is to case or cover with something which protects, as thin boards, sheets of metal, and the like; as, to sheathe a ship with copper called?
- What is to obtund or blunt, as acrimonious substances, or sharp particles. [R.] Arbuthnot. To sheathe the sword, to make peace called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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